Achères-Ville station

Achères-Ville RER
RER station
Station entrance
General information
LocationAvenue Jean Moulin
78260 Achères
Owned byRER A SNCF
Line(s)
  RER A
  Line L
Platforms2
Other information
Station code87381657
Fare zone5
History
Opened1976; 49 years ago (1976)
Services
Preceding station RER RER Following station
Conflans-Fin-d'Oise
towards Cergy-le-Haut
 RER A
 Maisons-Laffitte
towards Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy
Preceding station Transilien Transilien Following station
Conflans-Fin-d'Oise
towards Cergy-le-Haut
 Line L Maisons-Laffitte
towards Paris–Saint Lazare

Achères-Ville is a French railway station in Achères commune, in Yvelines département, Île-de-France region.

Location

The station is at kilometric point 23.594[1] of Achères-Pontoise railway. Its altitude is 30 m (98 ft).

History

The station was put in operation in May 1976 to bring rail transport closer to the town. Until then Achères was only served by Achères–Grand-Cormier station, on Paris–Le Havre railway, located 2 km (1.24 mi) from the city center. This situation was due to the destruction of Village d'Achères station (on Achères–Pontoise railway), which was closer, but destroyed by bombings during the night from 7–8 June 1944, and never set in service again.[2]

The station

The additional word Ville prevents confusion with Achères–Grand-Cormier station.

The station has two lateral platforms, A and B, whose length is 220 meters.

Service

Train service

Achères-Ville station is served by:

Connections

The station is served by Transdev (Conflans department) lines 5, A1 and A2. At night it is served by Noctilien bus line N152.

Notes and references

  1. ^ Livre : Reinhard Douté, Les 400 profils de lignes voyageurs du réseau ferré français, édité par La Vie du Rail en août 2011, ISBN 978-2-918758-34-1, volume 1, page 129.
  2. ^ Histoire de l'« ancienne gare » Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, sur le site de la commune d'Achères mairie-acheres78.fr.

48°58′12″N 2°04′39″E / 48.9700°N 2.0775°E / 48.9700; 2.0775